text_original: Einhard, Charles the Great's biographer, has de  scribed in a well known passage the position of these Merovingian kings at this closing period of their history : — The later " For many years the house of the Merovingians was vSgians destitute of vigour and had nothing illustrious about it except the empty name of king.
text_transcription: EINHART CHARLES THE GREAT BIOGRAPHER HAS DESCRIBED IN A WELL KNOWN PASSAGE THE POSITION OF THESE MARAUWINGIAN KINGS AT THIS CLOSING PERIOD OF THEIR HISTORY FOR MANY YEARS THE HOUSE OF THE MARAVINGIANS WAS DESTITUTE OF VIGOUR AND HAD NOTHING ILLUSTRIOUS ABOUT IT EXCEPT THE EMPTY NAME OF KING
phonemes: ˈaɪnhɑːɹd, tʃˈɑːɹlz ðə ɡɹˈeɪts baɪˈɑːɡɹəfɚ, hɐz də skɹˈaɪbd ɪn ɐ wˈɛl nˈoʊn pˈæsɪdʒ ðə pəzˈɪʃən ʌv ðiːz mˌɛɹoʊvˈɪŋɡiən kˈɪŋz æt ðɪs klˈoʊzɪŋ pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv ðɛɹ hˈɪstɚɹi : — ðə lˈeɪɾɚ " fɔːɹ mˈɛni jˈɪɹz ðə hˈaʊs ʌvðə mˌɛɹoʊvˈɪŋɡiənz wʌz vˈiː ˈɛsdʒˈaɪənz dˈɛstɪtˌuːt ʌv vˈɪɡɚ ænd hæd nˈʌθɪŋ ɪlˈʌstɹiəs ɐbˌaʊt ɪɾ ɛksˈɛpt ðɪ ˈɛmpti nˈeɪm ʌv kˈɪŋ.